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Seattle Sports Radio Sees the Numbers Fade in Feb

 


Seems like once the Seahawks Super Bowl season ended and the parade passed by, sports radio listening took a sizeable dip, with little to pick up that heavy slack.  KIRO 710 dropped 1.3 share points to the bottom of the top 10 with a 3.8 down from a 5.1.  KJR FM and AM both lost a half share point and FM even finished behind Seattle Public Schools KNHC.   Really?   

No change at #1.

Feb numbers here:

https://ratings.radio-online.com/content/arb039

Comments

  1. AnonymousMarch 24, 2026 at 3:50 PM

    This time of year , post Super Bowl pre opening day is the vast wasteland of sports talk. Considering how bad ESPN radio has become, it tells me the on air talent is pretty good. I certainly think so!
    Rich

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  2. IDC9March 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM

    I guess radio broadcasts of Kraken games weren't enough to keep sports fans tuned in to KJR-FM. I hope things turn around for them soon.

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  3. Rhett WorkmanMarch 25, 2026 at 7:32 AM

    Would agree with Rich. Seahawks season is over and the Kraken aren't moving the needle because they aren't very good unfortunately. Would expect though both stations today, particularly KJR, to get a lot of listeners in light of the Sonics stuff. When the M's season gets going, I'd look for 710's ratings to bump back up.

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    1. Wayne LMarch 25, 2026 at 10:48 AM

      It hasn't taken long for the Kraken hype to fade and I fear the same when a Sonics expansion team struggles to win. KJR has been hovering under a 2 share for months now it, and I don't see a big jump coming, Sonics talk notwithstanding.

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